withhold
/wɪðˈhoʊld/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To refuse to give or disclose something, or to hold it back intentionally.
The agency decided to withhold the sensitive documents until the investigation concluded.
Why did you withhold that crucial detail from your lawyer?
To deduct an amount of tax or money directly from someone's paycheck before they receive it.
Employers typically withhold income tax from every biweekly paycheck.
How much state tax was withheld from your last payment?
How it's used
This means “refuse to give”
- withhold the documents
“withhold them.”
She chose to withhold crucial information from the reporters.
Collocations
- withhold information
- withhold evidence
- withhold consent
- withhold payment
- withhold judgment
- withhold taxes